Applications are invited for a 3-year ANR-funded Ph.D. studentship to study multi-objective optimization for door-to-door freight service network at the LAAS-CNRS in Toulouse, France (http://www.laas.fr). Candidates should have a strong background in operations research, especially in combinatorial optimization and mathematical programming (integer programming, search tree algorithms, decomposition techniques …) and a particular interest in transportation and logistics. Computer science skills in algorithmic and C/C++ development are also welcome.
More precisely, the goal is to take into account the door-to-door freight transportation in its entirety: collection phase, transportation between the platforms, and distribution phase. The problem combines several aspects: vehicle routing problems, long-haul freight transportation, intermodal transportation. Moreover, the project is considered in a context where a consortium works together. Therefore, innovative aspects linked to cooperative logistics need to be considered. We also wish to investigate the use of multi-objective optimization to model the problem. Fundamental research will be a central element of the project as there is a need to propose new and efficient methods for the problem and multi-objective optimization in general. Focus will be on exact methods based on integer programming and mathematical heuristics. Applicative facets will also be present via DHL, which is a partner in the ANR project RESPET (Efficient Management for Door-to-Door Freight Service Networks).
The studentship is open to applicants of all nationalities. The applicant should hold a master in operations research, computer science or applied mathematics. The successful candidate will receive a monthly salary of 1461 € / 2000 $ (after taxes).
The studentship is available from January, 2012. A slightly later starting date may be possible.
Further enquiries should be addressed to : Nicolas Jozefowiez (njozefow_at_laas.fr) and Frédéric Semet (frederic.semet_at_ec-lille.fr )
Applicants should send by email an up-to-date CV, a letter of motivation, a copy of their master thesis, and if possible a letter of recommendation.
===============================================
* Supervisors: Nicolas Jozefowiez (LAAS-CNRS), Frédéric Semet (Ecole Centrale de Lille)
* Contact : nicolas.jozefowiez_at_laas.fr, frederic.semet_at_ec-lille.fr
* Location : LAAS-CNRS – Toulouse, France
* Duration : 3 years (full time) starting as soon as January, 2012
* Grant : 1461 € / 2000 $ (ANR RESPET) (after taxes)
* Key-words: Operations research, Combinatorial optimization, Multi-objective optimization, Mathematical programming, Integer programming, Decomposition techniques
===============================================
--
--
Nicolas Jozefowiez
Maître de Conférences en Informatique
INSA / LAAS-CNRS, Toulouse, France
Tel : +33 5 61 33 69 08
Url : http://homepages.laas.fr/njozefow
**********************************************************
*
* Contributions to be spread via DMANET are submitted to
*
* DMANET@zpr.uni-koeln.de
*
* Replies to a message carried on DMANET should NOT be
* addressed to DMANET but to the original sender. The
* original sender, however, is invited to prepare an
* update of the replies received and to communicate it
* via DMANET.
*
* DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND ALGORITHMS NETWORK (DMANET)
* http://www.zaik.uni-koeln.de/AFS/publications/dmanet/
*
**********************************************************
Posts
